The Theoretical Logic of China's Educational Policy Process in the New Era
In recent years,China's policy issues have tended to be complicated,and the relationship between policy entities and their interests/power have tended to become diversified.However,the process of educational policy-making fails to fall into the"dilemma of democratic decision-making,"and shows almost no compromise or dependence on certain paths,such as"implementation consultation"and"compromise-based consensus";instead,it shows new features.Policy concepts and goal setting tend to emphasize public welfare,which is an attribute of education,overcome the constraints of stakeholders'competitions during decision-making,achieve public interests,and strongly mobilize policy entities and integrate public resources during policy implementation.These features have a specific logical basis,namely an institutionalized and authoritative decision-making model,and an organization or system for mobilization and implementation.The mechanism behind these features can boil down to the model of"value-oriented decision-making and mobilization plus implementation,"which constitutes the theoretical logic for the process of China's educational policy in the new era.
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